Apple is ramping up testing of M3 chips which means testing with third-party apps, offering a window into the next-gen chipset’s specs.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:

So what does the M3 look like? Well, at least one version in testing has 12 CPU cores, 18 graphics cores and 36 gigabytes of memory… The CPU, the chip’s main processor, is made up of six high-performance cores that handle the most intensive tasks and six efficiency cores that kick in for operations that need less power.

The chip itself in this particular test is running in a future high-end MacBook Pro with the upcoming macOS 14.0 and likely is the base-level version of what will be the M3 Pro coming next year.

If the M3 Max were to get a similar gain as the M2 Max (compared with the M1 Max), that would mean Apple’s next high-end MacBook Pro chip could come with up to 14 CPU cores and more than a whopping 40 graphics cores. Speculating even further, that would mean the M3 Ultra chip could top out at 28 CPU cores and sport more than 80 graphics cores, up from a 64-core limit on the M1 Ultra.

I’m sure you’re wondering: How can Apple possibly fit that many cores on a chip? The answer is the 3-nanometer manufacturing process, which the company will be switching to with its M3 line.

MacDailyNews Note: The M1 Pro features eight CPU cores (six high-performance cores/two power-efficient cores), 14 graphics cores, and 32GB of memory. The M2 Pro offers 10 CPU cores (six high-performance cores/four power-efficient cores), 16 graphics cores, and 32GB of memory.

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